Wu Wei
🇨🇳 (Chinese: 無為; pinyin: wúwéi) is an ancient Chinese concept literally meaning "inexertion", "inaction", or "effortless action"
Wu Wei is the art of sailing rather than the art of rowing. It means not forcing.
It is the art of getting out of one’s own way.
“The river is not pushed from behind, nor is it pulled from ahead. It falls with gravity.” - Alan Watts
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